Combination photo and type printing machine.



C. KESSES. .COMBINATION PHOTO AND TYPE- PRINTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.1I. 1916.

1,228,784. Patented June 5, 191.7.

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C. KESSES. COMBINATION PHOTO AND TYPE PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED APR.11 1916- I 1,228,784. Patented June 5, 1917.

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C. KESSES. COMBINATION PHOTO AND TY-PE PR APPLICATION FILED APR. 11

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ATTORNEY STATES PATENT OFFICE.

cHARLEs Knssns, or Nnw YORK, 1v. Y.

COMBINATION PHOTO AND TYPE PRINTING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES Knssns, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Combination Photo and Type Printing Machine, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of printing machines wherein the impression 1s taken with aflat type-bed and a flat photographic negative, and the object of my 1mprovements are first, to provide such machines with a reciprocating carrier adapted tohold a flat-'type-bed and a flat negatlve parallel to a given plane throughout the printing operation thereof; second, to print in said plane with type and a photograph negativein one operation; third, to regulate the machine for size of successive photos and impressions with typere'quired; fo irth, to

expose negatives and print with type in a given plane on a constantly running film 'or paper; fifth, to print duplicates from continuously running motion picture film negatives having any number of successive pictures; sixth, to print successive combination photographic and type impressions.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig'ure I' is a front elevation of said.

printer. Fig. II is a top view of said printer, showing driving mechanism and a cutting device substituted for one of the film holding rollers. Fig. III is a plan view of a'p rinting frame, which can be used to hold a type bed and a photographic printing frame. Fig. IV is a. detail view of a rotating inking roller mechanism. Fig. V -is a detail viewof a cutting mechanism. Fig. VI is a detail of main carrier moved by an eccentric wheel half way to the right and a printing carrier moved by another eccentric inside of said main carrier to its highest.

position. Fig. VII shows said main carrier moved to utmost front and said printing carrier half down, also showing compartment with an electric light 17 and electric connection for said light. Fig. VIII shows said main carrier in a printing position in Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed April 11, 1916. Serial No. 90,489.

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IX is a sectional detail of an eccentric and a regulator. Fig. X is a side view of said regulator, separated from said eccentric.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several parts.

A platform 1 is secured to legs or standards. A twin support 2 is secured to said platform. A main carrier 3 is movable in its rails 90 in said support. An eccentric wheel at set in a rotary rim is separately shown in Fig. IX to reciprocate said main carrier and is operative between plane surfaces 5 and 6. A regulator 27 shown in Fig. X is secured to said eccentric. Said regulator has an inside sliding part, which is secured to a driving shaft. Screws 28 can be turned one or the other Way to move said eccentric to the right position. For instance if size of pictures or impressions is 10 inches long then the eccentric must be set with said screws to reciprocate said main carrier in said support 5 inches back and 5 inches forward, both movements combined must be 10 inches. The said eccentric is secured to a shaft 65 which is journaled in suitable bearings in front and back supports 2. A gear 64 secured to said shaft is meshed to a gear '60 secured to a driving shaft 58, which is .journaled in duplex bearings secured to the under side of platform 1. This shaft may be driven by a belt passing around power wheel 59 to operate the different mechanical movements.

A printingcarrier 7 is reciprocated in a vertical direction on suitable rails in said main carrier by an eccentric 11 which is operative in an oblong frame 8 between plane surfaces 12 and 13. Said eccentric is secured to a shaft 63, which is journaled with suitable bearings in front and rear support 2. A gear 62 secured to saidv shaft is turned in upper part of said carrier is to lift or lower said carrier in main carrier, to give the correct pressure with .said springs required for exposing and printing. A

printing frame 15 shown in Fig. III has screws 31 and 79 to secure a type bed and a photographic printing frame. A negative facing downward is secured with clamps to said photographic printing frame. The extension on sides of said frame is used to support a negative and should be made of very thin material to allow the face of said neg ative to be in contact with film or paper While exposing.

Aconstan'tly running hinged platform 20, is carried by polygonal wheels 21, a row of idle rollers is secured on platform 1 t. give a support to said hinged. platform 20 while printing, said wheel 21 is secured to a shaft which is journaled in suitable bearings, a gear 90 secured to said shaft is meshed to a gear which is secured to a flexible shaft 71 secured with suitable hearings on platform 1. An exchangeable gear 70 secured to said shaft and is meshed to a gear (31. A fork is secured with screws to platform 1 and can he slid in a groove in said platform to a tates around center shaft 39 over the ink suitable position to allow any size gear to be used on said flexible shaft to move said hinged platform 20 at the desired speed, said gear 70 is meshed to a gear 61, which is secured to driving shaft 58.

A feeding device consisting of rollers 23 and E24 and a second feeding device consisting of rollers 86 and 86 the upper rollers of which can be easily exchanged for larger or smaller rollers, the lower rollers being secured to an idle shaft, botlr ends of said shafts hanging in springs 25 secured to platform 1. Suitable gear wheels are secured to all rollers of the feeding devices to rotate them. If size of picture or impression is 10 inches long, the circumferences of said rollers must be 10 inches. The upper roller 23 is secured with a set screw to shaft 67 and a gear .66 secured to said shaft is meshed to gear 60. Upper roller 8G is secured with a set screw to shaft 9 and a gear 68 secured to said shaft is meshed to said gear 60. Inlet 80 for sensitive paper or film, shown on Fig. II, leads through platform 1 to light proof box 45, an inlet 83 leading to box 46 Spools for motion picture film negatives or plain paper can be secured in a suitable position on brackets 43 and 44 which are secured to platform 1.

A cutter 47 shown in Figs. II and V to out each picture or print, should be used when printing and exposed in one opera tion, to give the ink a better chance to dry. said cutter is reciprocated by eccentrics 51" and 51 which operate between plane surwhich are secured to shaft 69, a gear 68 secured to said shaft being meshed to a gear 60.

To rewind paper or film with variable speed, this is caused by a loose pulley 82 and 82* in connection with wire springs which connect said pulleys to pulley 108 which is secured to a shaft 69.

To expose photos with electric light, close the circuit of lamp l7 and copper rail 57 shown in Fig. VII, said rail 57 being secured on a sheet of asbestos to platform 1, the current being led by suitable conductors to the said rail and lamp. A connecting wire leads from said lamp through an asbestos tube 54 and is secured to a copper wheel 56. When the printing carrier is operative, said wheel will travel over the rail 57.

To ink the type an inking roller 34 is shown in Figs. II and IV. This roller rctable 40 and underneath the type bed by every operation of ,the printing frame 15. When said printing frame is at its highest position, the roller and the type bed passing each other in the opposite direction with little pressure. Said center shaft 39 turns in suitable bearings, which are secured to the platform 1 and underneath the rear support 2, a bevel gear 7 4 secured to said center shaft is meshed to a bevel gear 74 secured to a shaft 63 and a gear 62 secured to said shaft is meshedto the gear 60.

Theoperation of the machine is as fol-v lows To print duplicates from motion picture.

film through inlet'80, between the rollers 23' and 24, smoothly over the hinged platform 20, through the roller 86, through the inlet 83 andfasten the film to the empty spool in the box 46. The roll of negative motion picture film 85 is secured on the hanger 43 and then placed smoothly facing downwardly above the face of the sensitive film,

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through both of the feeding devices and secured to the empty spool 44. The first picv ture must be exactly inside of said dia phragm.

To print photographs secure a negative facing downwardly in the photographic printing frame, secure said frame with the clamps 31 to the frame-15, then run the sen-- sitive paper through the machine the same way as the sensitive film for motion pictures.

To print with the type, secure a type bed with the screws 31 and 79 to the frame 15, and secure said frame with the type facing downwardly with the screws 16 to the printing carrier. Use the spools l3 and 4:4: for the plain paper.

To print with the type and expose with a negative in one operation, the sensitive paper is placed through the machine the same way as for the photos It is also advisable to. use the cutting mechanism, to-

give the ink a better chance to dry, also reset the ink roller nearer to the center shaft 39, so as to'ink the type only whichis in the rear of the machine and not to ink the negative which is in the front.

To expose the combination photos, it is necessary to secure two or more even sized negatives lengthwise in the photographic printing frame; said negatives consisting of a portrait and the outside design, etc. The machine must be regulatedfor the size of one of the negatives only and print as usual.

To expose the sensitive film or the paper, this machine must be operated in a dark room by a red light only.

With my invention it is possible to print with type combination prints of different colors, by placing a few different colored ink beds and a few operative ink rollers in a suitable way on the printing carrier.-

-NeXt, I show the cooperation of the sev-- 'eral parts throughout a complete circle of movements involved in the exposing or printing' It will be seen that the type-bed and the photographic printing frame ,re-

mains parallel to a given plane throughout the printing operations, and the range of its movements in the direction of this plane and at right angles thereto may be regulated as desired by means of the eccentrics 4L and 11. When the power is applied the printing carrierv is in the position shown in Fig.

I; then the main carrier is moved by the eccentric 4 forward and the printing carrier is moved upward by the eccentric 11 to a position 'shown in Fig. VI; the main carrier going then to its utmost front and the printing carrierdownward as shown on Fig. VII to press a negative or type against the constantly running film or the paper lying on the top of the constantly running platform; the position of the carrier being shown in Fig. VIII. At the same time a wheel 56 runs over a rail 57 to connect the electric current to the lamp 17 to expose; then the carrier returns to a position as shown in Fig. I, to be ready for the next operation.

I am aware that prior to my invention photos or type printing machines have been made which printed with rollers only on a film strip along said support, means movably mounted on said support adapted to hold a bed of type and a photographic negative in the path of movement of said strip, and means to operate the first and second mentioned means simultaneously whereby the type and negative may be brought into printing contact with the film strip during the feeding movement thereof.

2. In a combination photo and type printing-machine, a support, means on said support to feed a film along a given plane, a printing frame carrier mounted to reciprocate parallel with and at right'angles to said plane, a printing frame secured in said carrier, and -means to operate said feeding means and to reciprocate the carrier, whereby the frame is brought into printing contact with the film during the feeding move ment thereof.

3. In a combination photo and type printing machine, the combination of a support, a main carrier arranged for sliding movement on said support, a printing frame carrier arranged for sliding transversely in said main carrier, a printing frame secured in the last named carrier and adapted to hold a bed of type and a photographic negative, means for reciprocating said carriers in unison; a movable platform, rollers adj oining said platform to feed paper continuously, and means for adjusting the reciprocating means to cause the type bed and a photographic printing frame to contact with and move at the same speed and in same direction as the paper during exposure and printing.

4. In a combination photo and type printing machine, a support, a main carrier reciprocably mounted on said support, a frame carrier reciprocably mounted in said main carrier, a printing frame mounted in said frame carrier and adapted to hold a bed of type and a photographic negative, a movable platform on said support, rollers adjacent said platform to feed paper continuously along said platform, and means for simultaneously reciprocating said carriers to bring the type and negative into printing contact with the paper during the feeding movement thereof.

5. In a combination photo and type printing machine, a support, a main carrier reciprocably mounted on said support, a frame carrier reciprocably mounted in said main carrier a printing frame mounted in said frame carrier and adapted to hold a bed of typeanad a photographic negative, a mo"- able platform on said support, rollers adja- 5 cent said platform to feed paper continu 'ously along said platform, means for simultaneously reciprocating said carriers to bring't'he type and negative into printing contact with'the paper during the feeding 10 movement thereof and means on sai earriers to adjust said reciprocating means whereby the printing frame is caused to two subscribing witnesses this 10th day of 'April, 1915. I

CHARLES KESSEF \Vitnesses':

ANTONIO FERME, JOSEPH SPINELLI.

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